# Accident 19980919025679A: Bell UH1L, Price, UT, September 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1998, 15:10 local time
- Place: Price, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: P99L
- Location: 39.6694° N, 111.0092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6694&lon=-111.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5107J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5107J-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1L (registry code 1181401, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA405) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980919025679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1530 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL UH-1L, N5107J, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN AFTER THE LOSS OF CONTROL NEAR HELPER, UTAH. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE HELICOPTER, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED BY PRECISION AIR LLC OF PROVO, UTAH, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 133. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITONS PREVAILED FOR THE EXTERNAL LOAD FLIGHT WHICH HAD BEEN MOVING LOGS IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR THE PREVIOUS 60 MINUTES. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE HELICOPTER HAD JUST DROPPED OFF SOME LOGS AND WAS PREPARING FOR ANOTHER FLIGHT WHEN IT BEGAN SPINNING TO THE RIGHT. THE WITNESSES SAID THAT THE HELICOPTER FELL TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY SEPARATED THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM FROM THE AIRCRAFT. (-23) SEE ATTACHED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA405), Sep 19, 1998: Bell UH-1L (N5107J), Price, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Factors were the high density altitude flight conditions, the unfavorable wind condition, and the none suitable terrain for an autorotation.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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